The Beginner Photography Podcast

#215 Shane Balkowitsch is a wet plate photographer from Bismarck North Dakota. Prior to getting into wet plate photography, Shane had never owned a camera outside of his cell phone. Shane is currently on a mission to capture 1000 wet plates of northern plains native Americans. Shanes Wet Plate Process Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S86yNGXlpck In This Episode You'll Learn:What is wet plate photographyHow Shane got started with wet plate photographyHow wet plate photography worksWhere Shane struggled most when learning wet plate photographyTechnical challenges of exposing wet plate photographsWhy Shane stuck with Wet Plate Photography, knowing that digital photography is much quicker and eaiser to produce an image.Resources:Wet Plate Photographer, Shane Balkowitsch’s websiteShanes Instagram Balkowitsch documentary on AmazonGrab your free 52 Lightroom Presets athttp://freephotographypresets.com/Connect with Raymond! Go from Confused to Confident behind the camera with The Ultimate Photography Education Bundle - https://beginnerphotopod.com/bundle Join the free Beginner Photography Podcast Community at https://beginnerphotopod.com/group Grab your free camera setting cheatsheet - https://perfectcamerasettings.com/ Thanks for listening & keep shooting!

Explore a clear roadmap to mastering photography, starting with defining your goals and breaking free from auto mode. Learn the essentials of exposure, aperture, shutter speed, and ISO, while practicing daily with the same scene. Gain creative skills through silhouettes and composition techniques. For those looking to monetize their passion, discover foundational business systems and practical flash exercises to enhance your style. Finally, review and critique your work for continual growth and improvement!

#213 Nicole Begley is a Dog and Pet Photographer based in North Carolina. Today we talk about some of the challenges of photographing our four-legged friends and how to master your session. We also talk about the business side of pet photography and how to market to pet parents. In This Episode You'll Learn:What Zoological training taught her about working with animalsThe hardest part about photography to learn when just starting outHow to get pets to cooperate for a shotThe difference between an amateur and a professional pet photoTips for posing your petPremium Members Also Learn:Why Nicole jumped into an unproven market of photographyThe best form of marketing Nicole has found to book new clientsWhat photography products pet owners are buying from the sessionsHow Nicole started booking sessions right away after moving to a new stateResources:North Carolina Pet Photographer Nicole Begley’s websiteNicole’s Pet Photography training website: Hair of the DogGrab your free 52 Lightroom Presets athttp://freephotographypresets.com/Connect with Raymond! Go from Confused to Confident behind the camera with The Ultimate Photography Education Bundle - https://beginnerphotopod.com/bundle Join the free Beginner Photography Podcast Community at https://beginnerphotopod.com/group Grab your free camera setting cheatsheet - https://perfectcamerasettings.com/ Thanks for listening & keep shooting!

#212 Wendy Yalom is a San Francisco based high-end personal branding photographer who discovered her passion of personal branding photography after shooting weddings for 10 years. Today we chat about why she chose to leave her successful wedding photography business to pursue an unproven path in photography. In This Episode You'll Learn:Why Wendy went to fine art school for photographyIf Wendy recommends going to school for photographyWhy Wendy left weddings after 10 years to pursue personal branding photographyThe difference between personal branding photography and a regular portrait sessionWhat Wendy needs to capture at every personal branding shoot to consider it a successPremium Members Also Learn:Why Wendy believes in niching down and is not worried about turning away clientsThe 4 Marketing Misconceptions every new photographer makesHow to market without sellingResources:High-end personal branding photographer Wendy Yalom’s websiteGrab your free 52 Lightroom Presets athttp://freephotographypresets.com/Connect with Raymond! Go from Confused to Confident behind the camera with The Ultimate Photography Education Bundle - https://beginnerphotopod.com/bundle Join the free Beginner Photography Podcast Community at https://beginnerphotopod.com/group Grab your free camera setting cheatsheet - https://perfectcamerasettings.com/ Thanks for listening & keep shooting!

#211 Gustavo Fernandez and a Corporate event photographer in San Francisco who started photography after leaving his job as a pharmaceutical rep. Having studied photography under world class wedding photographer Bambi Cantrel and Gustavo got into weddings for a number of years before discovering Corporate event photography. Today he shares why he made the switch and how hes able to make more money working less weekends.In This Episode You'll Learn:Why Gustavo felt so passionate about photography to leave his pharmaceutical rep job of more than 10 years to pick up a camera.How Gustavo organically discovered corporate event photography and how its similar to wedding photographyHow to overdeliver to your multinational publicly traded clientHow Gustavo turned $10 into $10,000Premium Members Also Learn:How to price for business to business eventsHow to use your website to book the job every timeWhy Corporate events are a better business than weddingsResources:San Francisco Corporate Event Photographer Gustavo Fernandez website Enroll in the Sharp Shooter Academy for 70% off!Grab your free 52 Lightroom Presets athttp://freephotographypresets.com/Connect with Raymond! Go from Confused to Confident behind the camera with The Ultimate Photography Education Bundle - https://beginnerphotopod.com/bundle Join the free Beginner Photography Podcast Community at https://beginnerphotopod.com/group Grab your free camera setting cheatsheet - https://perfectcamerasettings.com/ Thanks for listening & keep shooting!

#210 Rhea Whitney is a Houston Tx Wedding Photographer who left her corporate accounting job to pursue photography full time. Today Rhea talks about building your Know Like and Trust factor to attract more clients than ever before and also deliver a world-class experience to your current clients.Rhea Whitney is a Houston Tx Wedding Photographer who left her corporate accounting job to pursue photography full time. Today Rhea talks about building your Know Like and Trust factor to attract more clients than ever before and also deliver a world-class experience to your current clients.In This Episode You'll Learn:How Rhea got into photography while working as a corporate accountantRhea’s definition of the Know Like Trust Factor and what it means to herHow to build your Know Like Trust factor when just getting startedWhere Rhea sees so many photographers get the KLT factor wrong in their marketingPremium Members Also Learn:Rhea’s #1 tip to build KLT factor with new clients on InstagramWhy you need an email list to keep in contact with potential clients and have them excited to book with youGrab your free 52 Lightroom Presets athttp://freephotographypresets.com/Connect with Raymond! Go from Confused to Confident behind the camera with The Ultimate Photography Education Bundle - https://beginnerphotopod.com/bundle Join the free Beginner Photography Podcast Community at https://beginnerphotopod.com/group Grab your free camera setting cheatsheet - https://perfectcamerasettings.com/ Thanks for listening & keep shooting!

#209 Finding your creative voice in photography is important to standing out and being able to make an impact. But the road to find your creative voice is not as easy as finding it on amazon and getting 2 day shipping. It can take years to cultivate your voice. But in today’s podcast episode I break down the 4 stages of finding your creative voice.The 4 Stages of Finding your Creative VoiceSurviveShareStand outServeSurvive: You’re just learning how to use your new camera as a toolShare: You’re enjoying the process of learning and are happy to share your work as you see consistent progressStand out: You realize that its the photographer who makes photos unique and you can make your work stand out by being true to yourselfServe: You are now proficient with your camera enough to be able to help others. Either directly, WITH your camera or indirectly by teaching others how to use their cameras to serve with their cameras. Join the Maximizing Mini Sessions Webinar with the Blumes to see how they challenged conventional wisdom to be able to consistently bring home $10,000 per weekend shooting mini sessions.Click here to register for the free webinar!Connect with Raymond! Go from Confused to Confident behind the camera with The Ultimate Photography Education Bundle - https://beginnerphotopod.com/bundle Join the free Beginner Photography Podcast Community at https://beginnerphotopod.com/group Grab your free camera setting cheatsheet - https://perfectcamerasettings.com/ Thanks for listening & keep shooting!

#208 Phillip and Elieen Blume are husband and wife wedding photographers from just outside Atlanta Georgia who stumbled upon a unique way of doing mini sessions that after years of refining has is now able to consistently earn them $10,000 in a single weekend without watering down their brand. Today we talk about how they do it!In This Episode You'll Learn:What sets Phillip and Elieen Blume apart from other photographers in their areaThe rocky start Phillip and Elieen had with mini sessions in the beginningWhat they struggled with the most when booking mini sessionsWhy mini sessions are not just for clients who cant afford a regular sessionHow youre going broke shooting $150 mini sessions and why you should be charging less!How their average sale is so high even in a country with the highest poverty rate in the countryand how to get enough variety of images in a 20 min mini sessionPremium Members Also Learn:How to set up your mini session funnelWhy most photographers get wrong when it comes to minis and how you can get it rightHow to turn mini session clients coming back year after year after year!Resources:Join the LIVE Maximizing Mini Sessions Webinar July 29th at 2pm EstGrab your free 52 Lightroom Presets athttp://freephotographypresets.com/Connect with Raymond! Go from Confused to Confident behind the camera with The Ultimate Photography Education Bundle - https://beginnerphotopod.com/bundle Join the free Beginner Photography Podcast Community at https://beginnerphotopod.com/group Grab your free camera setting cheatsheet - https://perfectcamerasettings.com/ Thanks for listening & keep shooting!

#207 Jon Soohoo is the head team photographer for the Los Angeles Dodgers and has been photographing important moments in sports for more than 35 years and his photo of Kobe Bryant was used as the cover of ESPN’s memorial issue.In This Episode You'll Learn:When Jon SooHoo knew photography was going to play an important roll in his lifeOne of the best lessons Jon learned while shooting under legendary sports photographer Andy BernsteinWhat the head photographer of the Los Angeles Dodgers is responsible for shooting and coveringHow many team photographers shoot a Dodgers gameHow personally Jon SooHoo takes team lossesWhether or not he documents team lossesHow Jon SooHoo prepared to shoot the LA Dodgers world series gameIf Jon would get a world series ring if the Dodgers Won the World SeriesHow to prepare for big moments during a gameHow many photos Jon SooHoo takes in an average gameWhat it takes for a photo to stand outIf player superstitions rub off on him as the photographerThe one thing Jon would tell a new team photo intern before they took the fieldHow Jon’s day starts when he arrives at the stadiumWhat Jon gets asked most by Dodger fansResources:LA Dodgers Photographer Jon SooHoo on TwitterJon SooHoo on InstagramLos Angeles Dodgers Insider with photos posted after each gameSports Shooter AcademyGrab your free 52 Lightroom Presets athttp://freephotographypresets.com/Connect with Raymond! Go from Confused to Confident behind the camera with The Ultimate Photography Education Bundle - https://beginnerphotopod.com/bundle Join the free Beginner Photography Podcast Community at https://beginnerphotopod.com/group Grab your free camera setting cheatsheet - https://perfectcamerasettings.com/ Thanks for listening & keep shooting!

#206 Jesse Dittmar is a commercial portrait photographer based in Brooklyn who specializes in celebrities and other notable figures. Jesse had photographed celebrities like Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Jodie Foster, Sting, Charli D’Amelio, Tom Brady, George Takei, David Letterman, Uma Thurman and many many more. In this interview we chat about Jesses early start in photography, what he learned from assisting that he didnt in art school, and the transition to going out on his own and shooting for himself.In This Episode You'll Learn:When Jesse knew photography was going to be an important part of his lifeStruggles Jesse had with photography early onThe magic of developing your own filmWhat Jesse learned when going to art collegeWhy Jesse started assisting other photographers after graduatingWho books Jesse to take portraits of celebrities and notable figuresHow Jesse is able to connect with his subjects in an impossibly short amount of timeThe importance that music plays in Jesses life and in his photographsWhat kind of music Jesse plays when he photographs artists like StingHow Jesse approaches vision for his shoots when he just has minutes to grab the shotHow much direction Jesse gives to his subjectsThe one thing Jesse needs from each shoot to consider it a successWhy Jesse still shoots film and how he uses it to achieve a signature lookPremium Members Also Learn:How to nail your client meetingsWhat Jesse was surprised to learn after going out on his own and how he handled the stressWhat Jesse outsourced in his business to make him a better photographerHow to overdeliver to your client to ensure they keep calling you backResources:Celebrity Portrait Photographer Jesse Dittmar’s websiteJesse Dittmar’s InstagramJesse Dittmar’s book “Two”Grab your free 52 Lightroom Presets athttp://freephotographypresets.com/Connect with Raymond! Go from Confused to Confident behind the camera with The Ultimate Photography Education Bundle - https://beginnerphotopod.com/bundle Join the free Beginner Photography Podcast Community at https://beginnerphotopod.com/group Grab your free camera setting cheatsheet - https://perfectcamerasettings.com/ Thanks for listening & keep shooting!